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'Wally's Dance Party' Charity Tea Dance

An afternoon of dancing to music by 'Wally's Dance Party' will be held to raise funds for the South West Mesothelioma Support Group, whilst at the same time raising awareness of asbestos related cancer.

The event is due to be organised by mesothelioma patient Wally Wright and members of Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Plymouth and South West (MAAPS).

Tickets cost £6.00 (to include refreshments) and can be purchased on the door. There will also be a raffle.

If you would like any further information contact Wally Wright on 01752 601750.

Bank supports WI Community Hall

Janet Cattanach an active user of the community hall, mentioned recently to Santander that the Women’s Institute of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo have recently refurbished their local community hall, but had to borrow funds to complete the project.

Matthew Bishop, Santander, really wanted to help, so on 21 March 2015 Santander Plymouth supported a Black and White dinner event.

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Plymouth Devils on the back foot

Ipswich Sackers Witches 56-35 Plymouth Skills Group Devils

Plymouth suffered their fifth away defeat of the season in the Premier League when they crashed 56-35 at Ipswich on Thursday evening, writes Graham Hambly.

The Skills Group Devils remain in the bottom three of the table and are six points adrift of a top six place needed to reach the end of season play-offs.

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Business confidence increases in SW

Overall business confidence has risen in the South West in the last six months, underpinned by companies’ expectations of an improvement in exports as well as an anticipated increase in investment levels, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank.

The twice-yearly report, now in its 23rd year, gathers the views of 1,500 UK companies, predominantly small to...

Is this generation sex?

Young people today will experience twice as many sexual partners, change jobs more often and move house with far more frequency than their parents did according to a new study which reveals a marked shift in lifetime experiences from generation to generation.

The research which was specially commissioned by Samsung Galaxy S6 edge to celebrate the launch of the S6 switch kit, compared...

Rail strike to go ahead

Rail Union RMT said this morning that talks aimed at settling a dispute on First Great Western over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains have broken down without agreement and the forty eight hours of strike action across the company starting at 18.30 hours on Wednesday 8th July goes ahead as planned.

There will also be a rally in...

Fresh hope for adoption

Children in the South West waiting to be adopted are to be found stable, loving homes more quickly, thanks to brand new online maps published today which will help would-be-adopters find the child to complete their forever family.

So far in 2014-15, 280 children in the South West have been placed in the permanent home they desperately needed, as a direct result of the government’s...

Final chance for business views on Visit Devon

The Devon Tourism Partnership*, which promotes Devon under the 'Visit Devon' brand, is currently determining the future direction of the county’s promotion, domestically and internationally, and looking for businesses to tell them where they’d like their efforts concentrated. Local businesses have until Friday 17th July to complete the survey.

Activity is funded from partners’ own...

Wildcat launch crowdfunding campaign

Richard Hammond said it’s the most fun he’s ever had and Jeremy Clarkson said he loved it. No, they are not reminiscing about Top Gear, but instead about test driving a Wildcat from one of the few remaining truly British car brands in the UK. And in an extraordinary step, for the very first time the public are being offered the chance to own a part of the business.

Wildcat, the...

Private fostering awareness week

Plymouth City Council is using national Private Fostering Week (6-10 July) as an opportunity to appeal to people across the city to notify them if they’re involved in a Private Fostering Arrangement.

The week, which launches today, is designed to make people more aware of and give more details on private fostering arrangements. When a child is looked after by someone other than a...

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